Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 13 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia stood at 13.
The figure is up 62.5% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia peaked at 39 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 12 | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 28 | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 39 | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 31 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 25 | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 13 | +62.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 13 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +133.3% | 12 | 28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.12 | 12 | 39 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21 | 8 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia was 13 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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